Covered walkway linking the former Langwith College to Central Hall and Vanbrugh College, University of York is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 2018. Covered walkway.
Covered walkway linking the former Langwith College to Central Hall and Vanbrugh College, University of York
- WRENN ID
- dusk-storey-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 August 2018
- Type
- Covered walkway
- Address
- Covered walkway linking the former Langwith College to Central Hall and Vanbrugh College, University of York, Campus West, Heslington, YO10 5DD
- OS grid reference
- SE 623 505
- Coordinates
- 53.94729, -1.0519
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The covered walkway, built between 1966 and 1968 by Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall and Partners, connects the former Langwith College to Central Hall and Vanbrugh College at the University of York. It is approximately 181 meters long, with a 12-meter section that branches off southwards to Central Hall.
This pergola-like structure features a flat timber canopied roof that includes a central aluminium duct for services, supported by slender steel columns. The roof is covered in asphalt, and the underside of the canopy and services are concealed by later cladding that incorporates integral spotlights. The walkway's roof has stepped sections, including the entire portion leading to Central Hall.
Local climate
Covered walkway linking the former Langwith College to Central Hall and Vanbrugh College, University of York sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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